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Caterers under the government’s school feeding programme in the Ashanti region are threatening to embark on a demonstration following the government’s failure to pay outstanding arrears for three academic terms. The caterers who have expressed disappointment and frustration say they have not received any payment from September 2023 to June …

Kenyan President William Ruto has withdrawn and rejected the controversial Finance Bill 2024, following widespread protests and violence across the country on Tuesday June 25. Protesters stormed the National Assembly, setting a section of the parliament building on fire, and clashing with police. The protests, led by youth, were sparked …

Doctors at the Oncology Department of the Komfo Anokye Teaching (KATH) Hospital have called off their strike. On Monday, June 24, the health workers abandoned consultation rooms, citing delays in the repair of the Linear Accelerator System used for radiotherapy services, which broke down in October 2023. Although the machine …

JoyNews can confirm that the flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has consulted President Akufo-Addo on his choice of a running mate for the December 7 presidential election. According to JoyNews’ Presidential Affairs correspondent Elton Brobbey, a meeting took place last night at …

    A Capstone conference has been held for the KMA-HORESD PROJECT today at the Lancaster Hotel in Kumasi. The 30-month implementation of the project dubbed “Holistic Reinforcement for Sustainable Development “(HORESD) ends this month of June, 2024. To this end, a closure conference was held that brought together all …

The HORESD project launched a campaign in April 2024 for Basic schools within the metropolis as part of measures to clean the environment. The campaign sought to challenge the pupils to bring out innovative ways of reusing plastics for the benefit of society. The competition brought together selected schools such …

Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has declared that the country’s economy is experiencing a robust rebound after facing significant challenges in the past two years. “This year our economy is going to surprise the whole world,” Dr Adam said at a UK Town Hall meeting on Saturday. “I …

  law The trial judge in the Kasoa murder case involving an 18 and 15-year-old has ordered for the second accused to be moved from Police custody to prison custody over allegations of misconduct. The duo has been charged for the murder of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdella at Kasoa in …

Hundreds of children were fed. Hundreds of children, who were mostly Muslims in the society have benefited from Onua Foundation Sallah Feast in Accra. The children turned out in their numbers at the National Mosque to make merry on the first evert Sallah Feast organized by Onua Foundation, a subsidiary …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has outlined the completion of three major debt restructuring operations: domestic debt restructuring, external bilateral debt restructuring, and commercial bondholders debt restructuring. He says that many of the country’s stalled projects will soon resume, thanks to successful negotiations on the restructuring of Ghana’s debt. Speaking …